Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14611
gruellings
noun
耐力赛；令动物力竭的赛跑
gruellings is the plural of gruelling.
核心释义
A race in which the animal being raced finishes in a state of physical exhaustion.
- 1.
参赛动物在体力耗尽状态下完赛的赛跑。
A race in which the animal being raced finishes in a state of physical exhaustion.
- 2.
艰苦的磨难。
A gruelling ordeal.
磨难；艰苦考验；参赛动物在体力耗尽状态下完赛的赛跑。；艰苦的磨难。；痛打；惩罚
用法In use
The gruelling lasts two days and leaves every horse exhausted.
用法提示：gruelling 在此作名词，指让动物力竭的耐力赛；作主语，与单数动词 lasts 搭配。
Several owners withdrew their dogs from the gruelling after the first hour.
用法提示：the gruelling 在介词 from 后作宾语，指一场艰苦的动物赛跑，明确表示退出的对象。
The mare has completed three gruellings, but this one left her shaking.
用法提示：gruellings 是 gruelling 的复数形式，表示多场耐力赛；three 和 this one 体现了它的名词用法。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- gruellings
- plural
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 gruellings。
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